First Real attempt as we wait for the trap to arrive

Hope you don't mind these being just out of area in Littleborough, all picked off a Buddleia using pots and a head torch. Also present and id'd on the plant Silver Y, Dark Arches and Large Yellow Underwing.

Dark Brocade?

Dot

Purple Clay

Marbled Beauty?

Six Striped Rustic

July Highflyer

Gold Spot but is it a Lempke's

Mottled Beauty?

Slender Brindle

Plenty More Buterflies today

Comma                             7
Red admiral                      1
Purple Hairstreak              3
Holly Blue                        1
Small Tortoiseshell         47
Peacock                            6
Small white                    27
Green veined white         4
large white                      2
Meadow  Brown             30
Gatekeeper                        2
Ringlet                              4

More Butterflies today..

Small tortoiseshell         67
Peacock                          16
Small White                   42
Large White                     8
Meadow brown              26
Green veined White         5
Comma                            7
Gatekeeper                     10
Ringlet                             4(looking faded now)
Small Copper                   2
Speckled Wood                1
Large Skipper                   1
A spectacular  year........................My 21st species for this year Small Copper..

National Moth Night...next week

http://www.mothscount.org/text/29/moth_night.html

All being well with the weather,,,,etc I will be running a trap or two at Cromwell Bottom on the 9th August to celebrate National Moth Night.......usual spot by the lagoon.........all welcome...would be nice to see you all
..If not make sure you have your traps on at home and record your data and add it to the national count   ...follow link above...

Northowram today

Small Tortoideshell      142
Small Skipper               1
Comma                          6
Peacock                         8
Red Admiral                  1(first of the year here)
Ringlet                           3
Gatekeeper                    2
Purple hairstreak           1
Meadow Brown           23
Small white                 34
Large White                  8
Must be one of the best days/years here that I can remember............. Red  Admiral is new for the year, which is my 20th species in Calderdale this year,Wall Brown, Small Heath, Holly Blue Common Blue, Large Skipper, GV White, Orange tip, Speckled Wood and Green hairstreak have been  seen elsewhere in Calderdale........................Now where are  Painted lady or Clouded Yellow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,(always miss Brimstone : ))

Round the house................

Scarce silver lines top found resting ,a selection of Burnished Brass and a Pinion Streaked snout found in spiders web ,just in time,,, managed to let it go before the spider got it..The list below shows the species I have caught with a torch and net recently within a 5 minute walk from the house..

424	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine	1
873	Blastobasis adustella		1
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
937	Agapeta hamana		2
1344	Eudonia mercurella		1
1390	Udea prunalis		1
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	18
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	2
1702	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	2
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	2
1858	Chloroclystis v-ata	V-Pug	2
1917	Selenia dentaria	Early Thorn	1
1922	Ourapteryx sambucaria	Swallow-tailed Moth	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
2133	Xestia sexstrigata	Six-striped Rustic	1
2443	Autographa jota	Plain Golden Y	1
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	17
2484	Schrankia costaestrigalis	Pinion-streaked Snout	1

Latest from the Garden

Antler Moth

                                             Burnished Brass

                                             Fanfoot

July Highflyer

                                             Scalloped oak

                                            Light Emerald

                                              Marbled Beauty

                                          Phoenix

                                             Spruce Carpet

                                           Plain Golden Y

                                          Riband Wave                                                                       

                                          Buff Arches

                                           ?

                                          Garden Pebble

                                           Dark Arches

                                           Dark Arches

                                          ?

                                          Dark Arches

                                          Straw Dot

                                          Purple Clay

                                          Foxglove Pug

                    Ypsolopha dentalla Honeysuckle Moth

Big Butterfly count.............

Did my Big butterfly count today  around the field in front of my house.....
Small Tortoiseshell..............................114 (biggest count ever at this location)
Ringlet......................................................2
Gatekeeper................................................1
Small White............................................18
Large White..............................................2
Meadow Brown ....................................10
Holy Blue.................................................1
Peacock....................................................1
Its well easy to log on and add your count so have 15 minute walk or sit in the garden for 15mins and log your totals,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/

Hardcastle craggs

Looking like rain tonight (surprisingly)Going to trap at Hardcastle crags instead.... sat night about 9.30 by the top car park  in the usual place...

Last Friday night at Bradley Wood

Please correct where I have misnamed

 Agapeta hamana

 Beautiful Golden Y

 Bird - Cherry Ermine

 Common Wainscot

Small Fan Footed Wave

Dun-bar

 Green Oak Roller

 Heart & Dart

 Light Emerald

 Red-barred Tortrix?

 Slender Brindle

 Rustic

 Smokey Wainscot?

Eudonia lacustrata

Dark Arches

Luddenden this week

Some great Moths this week in Luddenden included this Beautiful Hook-tip (what is the status of this in Calderdale and Yorkshire Andy) - 107 species of macro in the garden so far this month.

Magpie

                                                                            

Iron Prominent

Purple Hairstreak

First purple Hairstreak seen today at Northowram, plenty Small tortoiseshell, Meadow brown  and Ringlets in the sun................

Last two nights.

Been out with a head torch and net for the last couple of nights and can recommend any one giving it a go.Head torch's are about £9.00 and a net £10..
Cromwell Bottom
Gothic   1
Blue Bordered carpet 1
Yellow Shell                 12
Ghost Moth (female)    1
Shaded Broad Bar       30 +
Straw dot                      13
Slender brindle             1
Purple clay                    1
Swallow Tailed moth    1
Common Wainscot       15
Smoky Wainscot            5

Northowram
Orange Swift                        1
V - pug                                 2
Pinion streaked snout          1
Snout                                      3
Mother of Pearl                      2
Single dotted Wave                   1
Gonna try langfield/Moorland site next week if anyone fancies joining me............

Recent sightings

A few recent sightings from yesterday Ogden Water LNR Opened the outer door to the classroom to a plethera of moths. 8 Barred straw 1 Antler Moth 1 Ghost moth - male 1 Riband Wave 1 Common Footman Coley Churchyard 4.30pm Small Tortoiseshell Six spot burnet moth Meadow Brown Large White Small Skipper Common red damselfly Cinnabar caterpillars